diff --git a/app/models/tag_alias.rb b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
index 79ff27bc4..0394d521d 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_alias.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_alias.rb
@@ -126,21 +126,19 @@ class TagAlias < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def update_posts
-    CurrentUser.without_safe_mode do
-      Post.without_timeout do
-        Post.raw_tag_match(antecedent_name).find_each do |post|
-          escaped_antecedent_name = Regexp.escape(antecedent_name)
-          fixed_tags = post.tag_string.sub(/(?:\A| )#{escaped_antecedent_name}(?:\Z| )/, " #{consequent_name} ").strip
-          CurrentUser.scoped(creator, creator_ip_addr) do
-            post.update_attributes(
-              :tag_string => fixed_tags
-            )
-          end
+    Post.without_timeout do
+      Post.raw_tag_match(antecedent_name).find_each do |post|
+        escaped_antecedent_name = Regexp.escape(antecedent_name)
+        fixed_tags = post.tag_string.sub(/(?:\A| )#{escaped_antecedent_name}(?:\Z| )/, " #{consequent_name} ").strip
+        CurrentUser.scoped(creator, creator_ip_addr) do
+          post.update_attributes(
+            :tag_string => fixed_tags
+          )
         end
-
-        antecedent_tag.fix_post_count if antecedent_tag
-        consequent_tag.fix_post_count if consequent_tag
       end
+
+      antecedent_tag.fix_post_count if antecedent_tag
+      consequent_tag.fix_post_count if consequent_tag
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/tag_implication.rb b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
index 2ec785693..caa7659ce 100644
--- a/app/models/tag_implication.rb
+++ b/app/models/tag_implication.rb
@@ -126,15 +126,13 @@ class TagImplication < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def update_posts
-    CurrentUser.without_safe_mode do
-      Post.without_timeout do
-        Post.raw_tag_match(antecedent_name).find_each do |post|
-          fixed_tags = "#{post.tag_string} #{descendant_names}".strip
-          CurrentUser.scoped(creator, creator_ip_addr) do
-            post.update_attributes(
-              :tag_string => fixed_tags
-            )
-          end
+    Post.without_timeout do
+      Post.raw_tag_match(antecedent_name).find_each do |post|
+        fixed_tags = "#{post.tag_string} #{descendant_names}".strip
+        CurrentUser.scoped(creator, creator_ip_addr) do
+          post.update_attributes(
+            :tag_string => fixed_tags
+          )
         end
       end
     end